NR 509 Week 2 Quiz Advanced Physical
Assessment Exam Questions and Answers
1. 1) A mother brings her two month old daughter in for an
examination says "my daughter rolled over against the wall and now I
have noticed that she has the spot soft on the top of her head, is
there something terribly wrong?" The FNP's best response would be:: "That
soft spot is normal and actually allows for growth of the brain during the first year of your
baby's life"
2. 2) During percussion the FNP knows that a dull percussion note
elicited over a lung lobe. This most likely results from:: Increased density of
lung tissue
3. 3) The patient is unable to differentiate between sharp and dull
stimulation to both sides of her face. The FNP suspects Damage to::
The trigeminal nerve
4. 4) When
examining the face, the FNP is aware that the two pairs of salivary
gland's that are accessible to examination are the glands: Parotid
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, and sub- mandibular
5. 5) A patient comes to the clinic
complaining of neck and shoulder pain and is unable to turn her head.
The FNP suspects damage to cranial nerve
and proceeds with the examination by : XI;
asking the patient you should have her shoulders against resistance
6. 6) When examining a patient's cranial nerve function, the FNP
remembers that the muscles in the neck that are innervated by CN XI
are the:: Sternomastoid and trapezius
7. 7) The patient's
laboratory data reveal an elevated thyroxine level. The FNP would
proceed with an examination of the gland: Thyroid
8. 8) A patient says that she has recently noticed a lump in the
front of her neck below her "Adams apple" that seems to be
getting bigger. During the assessment, the finding that leaves the
FNP to suspect that this may not be a cancerous thyroid nodule is
that the lump:: Is mobile and not hard
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Assessment Exam Questions and Answers
1. 1) A mother brings her two month old daughter in for an
examination says "my daughter rolled over against the wall and now I
have noticed that she has the spot soft on the top of her head, is
there something terribly wrong?" The FNP's best response would be:: "That
soft spot is normal and actually allows for growth of the brain during the first year of your
baby's life"
2. 2) During percussion the FNP knows that a dull percussion note
elicited over a lung lobe. This most likely results from:: Increased density of
lung tissue
3. 3) The patient is unable to differentiate between sharp and dull
stimulation to both sides of her face. The FNP suspects Damage to::
The trigeminal nerve
4. 4) When
examining the face, the FNP is aware that the two pairs of salivary
gland's that are accessible to examination are the glands: Parotid
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, and sub- mandibular
5. 5) A patient comes to the clinic
complaining of neck and shoulder pain and is unable to turn her head.
The FNP suspects damage to cranial nerve
and proceeds with the examination by : XI;
asking the patient you should have her shoulders against resistance
6. 6) When examining a patient's cranial nerve function, the FNP
remembers that the muscles in the neck that are innervated by CN XI
are the:: Sternomastoid and trapezius
7. 7) The patient's
laboratory data reveal an elevated thyroxine level. The FNP would
proceed with an examination of the gland: Thyroid
8. 8) A patient says that she has recently noticed a lump in the
front of her neck below her "Adams apple" that seems to be
getting bigger. During the assessment, the finding that leaves the
FNP to suspect that this may not be a cancerous thyroid nodule is
that the lump:: Is mobile and not hard
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